Herbsaint Original Liqueur 100Pf
Product Type: Liqueur
Size: 750mL
Proof: 50% Alc/Vol
Description: In 1934, just after the end of prohibition, a New Orleans pharmacist named J.M. Legendre introduced a product designed to appeal to that city's residents' long-time taste for the anise-flavored absinthe, which had been banned in 1912. Dubbed "Legendre Absinthe," the spirit-which, contrary to the label, was not an actual absinthe, but rather a wormwood-free substitute-quickly drew the attention of a disapproving federal government, who required him to change the name. Re-released as Herbsaint, the potent spirit has been produced ever since.